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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapters 12 - 36.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Which of the following composers’ work does Leigh recall her mother playing when she first uses the strange incense?
(a) Berlioz.
(b) Beethoven.
(c) Brahms.
(d) Bach.

2. Which of the following is the name of Brian’s old band?
(a) Water Pitcher.
(b) Coffee Grind.
(c) Tea Kettle.
(d) Soda Fountain.

3. Which of the following does Leigh note was her mother’s favorite?
(a) Fried cruller.
(b) Crepes.
(c) Youtiao.
(d) Shaobing.

4. As which of the following does Leigh gloss “ni” in the novel?
(a) Me.
(b) You.
(c) Him.
(d) Her.

5. Which of the following does Leigh note as present in the market she and Waipo visit on her first full day in Taipei?
(a) Sugar-apples.
(b) Crabapples.
(c) Honeycrisp apples.
(d) Pineapples.

Short Answer Questions

1. Which of the following does Leigh burn alongside the strange incense?

2. For which of the following periods does the Buddhist temple where Dorothy spent the most time in Taiwan retain wooden plaques for the deceased?

3. Which of the following types of sandwich does Axel identify as Leigh’s favorite?

4. Which of the following “singsong rhymes” does Leigh recall (8)?

5. The comment that “my mind went blank, like a computer screen shutting down” (16) offers an example of which of the following?

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